“Water is an issue where we need to reach farther, dig deeper, and dream dreams, particularly when it comes to...
The State Water Board should focus on functional flows, not unimpaired flows, they say In a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board, a broad group of Central Valley farmers have expressed concerns over the Board’s use of unimpaired...
Effectively communicating complex science to policy- and decision-makers is critical for managing the Delta, but the science needs to be...
In 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board sent curtailment notices to pre- and post- 1914 water rights holders based...
With the passage of SB-555 in October 2015, all urban retail water suppliers in the state are required to submit a validated water loss audit annually to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) beginning October 2017. As a result of...
Dr. Gerrit Platenkamp: Adaptive management in a regional context faces challenges with monitoring, experimentation, and adaptation At the Bay Delta...
The State Water Resources Control Board is set to consider adopting a resolution at their February 22nd board meeting that...
Dr. Tina Swanson gives her analysis of the standard; has it really resulted in increased Delta outflow? Fresh water flowing into the Delta is highly contested and tightly managed. The current regulations for spring outflows were established in 1995, following...
At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members were given an overview of the...
Literature, data review, and recommendations for future salmonid investigations Survival for migrating juvenile chinook salmon has been low for those...
Part 1: Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program: Moving from Litigation to Collaboration The Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program (CSAMP) is an applied science program specifically designed to inform decisions regarding operations of the State Water Project and the...
The ongoing statewide drought and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act have triggered increased interest in capturing high surface...
At the San Gabriel Valley Water Forum held in the fall of 2016, Bill Blomquist, a professor of political science...
Panel discusses the progress made on ecosystem restoration projects in the Delta At the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meeting held in November, the last agenda item was an update on the restoration projects underway in the Delta. The Department...